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THE FORT MIXiL TIMES Democratic ? Published ThuridiTi. B. W. BRADFORD - Editor and Proprietor itftflCKimoH KATES: On* Year *1.26 ' Six Months 66 J Cho rimes invites contributions on livesubiect" J b it does not agree to publish more than 200 words oi any subject. The right is reserved to edit /err communication submitted for publication, j On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those interested. Teleohone.local and longdistance. No. 112. j Entered at the oostofTice at Fort Mill. S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. ( THURSDAY. DEC. 14, 1916. : _ I The Prohibition forces of South 1 Carolina have, as we see it, little ] reason to hope that the move- . ment will make any appreciable . progress as long as the sale of 1 liquor is sanctioned by the i United States government. Ev- I eiy day in South Carolina the t mails carry thousands of order 1 blanks from liquor dealers in other States and these blanks are carried to the consumers through the postoffices and rural carriers. . < The rural carriers and postoffice 1 people then take orders for 1 whiskey by issuing money orders 1 in payment for the stuff and thereby make themselves agents j j of the barroom men. Of course. | the postoffice people are only doing their duty in passing out ( the orders and are not responsi-1 ble. But if the prohibitionists would get behind the postoffice 1 department and have this whiskey literature cut out of the mails, and then have the Legislature pass an act prohibiting the publication of whiskey advertising in the few State newspapers that carry it, we daresay that more would be accomplished in r?n#? vpar in outline- down the consumption of whiskey in South j Carolina than has been done in. the last decade. Mr. Farmer, do you know how much it is to your welfare that you encourage certain birds to nest and home about your place? , Miss Schoolteacher, do you know ( how much help you can be to the farmers in your neighborhood by instructing the boys and girls about the common birds of our State? Do you both realize | that Farmers' Bulletin 755 of the | Bureau of Agriculture in Wash-is ington, D. C., will help to know < why many of our common birds ,( should be protected and to know 1 their habits of nesting and feed- ' ing? Write for the bulletin and ( get enough for every school boy ' and girl to have one. , Botwetween the rails of a rail- * road there are ordinarily just four feet eight and a half inches j and the balance of the unsafe j space does not exceed three feet j on either side; yet with all the ( rest of the world to stand and 1 walk on. some 11,000 people t every year find it necessary to 1 their employment to end their ' days or their health, on this narrow strip of land. South Carolina, it would seem, ' is long on politics and short on : religion. Some 10,000 or more dollars were raised for campaign purposed last summer, while a j measly $22, we are told, was subscribed for the maintenance ( of a Y. M. C. A. camp for the ] South Carolina boys on the.i border. i City government should re-,] quire some of the merchants to , raise their awnings higher above the street. Ther** <s little pleasure in having one's hat knocked on into the dust every time he passes along the street. a. , Masons Elect Officers. Catawba lodge No. 50. Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina, held its annual meeting for the election of officers Thursday night with the following result: A. L. Parks worshipful master; F. M. Mack, senior warden; W. P. Cray ton, junior warden; Dr. J. L. Spratt, treasurer; S. W. Parks secretary; Rev. R. K. Timmons chaplain; F. E. Ardrey senior deacon; J. W. Collins junior deacon; J. L. J.yles tiler; Osmond Barber and Leeper Culp, stewards. These officers will be installed at a special meeting to be held on the night of December 27, when an oyster supper will be served to the Heavy Tourist Travel. Prospects for this year's winer resort season in the South ndicate that all previous records >f tourist travel in this direction will have been broken before the Lenten season and the warm spring days send the last of the visitors back to their homes in the North?that is, those who will not decide to stay in the South and call it "home." The marked prosperity throughout the country that has pre-; vailed this year will prove a: erreat factor in this connection. It will cause thousands who heretofore have felt they could not afford a winter vacation to indulge themselves this season. A.nd those who have been ac-! customed to coming South for just a week or two will stretch their stays into two weeks or a monin or longer. And thousands who before the European war came on were accustomed to going abroad for all their pleasure jaunts have earned in the last two seasons i !.he beauties and attractions of, ;he South and are coming to Ihis warm, cozy clime to escape I the rigors of winter in the Not th. For 1-Cent Letter Posta?.;. One cent postage for lr cal first class mail deliveries ar x a zone ' system of rates for ? .cond-class I matter which it is expected will greatly increase the charges for magazine ..nd other periodicals | L.civ iug a Nation-wide circulation, is provided for in annual postoffire appropriation bill which has virtually been completed by the congressional postoffice committee. The measure, carrying appropriations totalling $327,000000, probably will be reported to the House this week. Under the one-cent postage provision, the rate on letters and uuh-i" man ii.alter or ine nrst class, when deposited in any postoflice or letter box, or postoffice in the delivery district, for delivery within the limits of the postoffice, city or rural delivery district, would be cut in half. The zone proposal for handling newspapers and magazines, now paying a flat rate of one cent a pound, is regarded as one of the most radical changes in postage rates in years. It divides the country into eight zones, with rates chargeable ranging from [)tie cent for 300 miles to six cents for 1,800 miles oo more. Much Work for Militiamen. Never in the history of the National Guard has it been called upon to perform such a heavy program of training, drill and instruction as is demanded in the irill season just at hand, by or- j ier of the militia bureau of the war department. South Caroliiina guardsmen and those of the jther States must conform to j the terms of the National Defense Act or the appropriation naue Dy congress ior their pay, ;tc.. will be forfeited and they wviII face disbandment. Under the new order the National Guardsmen must have 48 periods of armory drill a year, ncludirg indoor target practice, >f not less than one and a half lours' duration eaeh. In addition to this indoor instruction. :here will be field training of at east 15 days' duration. The ruling price paid for cotton on the Fort Mill market yesterday was 17 1-2 cts. Cotton seed sold for 85c per bushel. "The Iron Claw." Accused of betraying his con faience, Mrs. Golden and Jules Legar are sent away by Enoch Golden, who first mutilates Legar by crushing his hand and searing his face. Legar replaces the missing member with an iron claw which afterward gives him his name. He then kidnaps Gulden's daughter, Margery, who, in later years "The Laughing Mask," mystic enemy of wrongdoers, saves from a horrible fate. To stop the mysterious lires which follow Gulden's refusal to give up his recovered daughter, the girl voluntarily returns to Legar. She is again rescued by "The Laughing Mask," whom she believes to be a woman. In the next episode Legar robs a bank and fastens the crime on "The Laughing Mask" who, disguised as one of the criminals' henchmen, recovers the loot and informs Golden, financially interested, that he will return it only after the millionaire had improved the condition of his tenemants. "The Laughing Mask" is an agent for good, but who is he? See the next chapter Saturday at The Majestic. It is called "The Intervention of Tito." ? Adv. THE FORT M j "UND e A FIVE PA I Featuring MARY F! ! Shows Beg \mm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I Both Legs Crushed. Bernice L. Powell of Waxhaw, N. C., suffered a serious accident last Wednesday morning in i which the bones of both legs, just above the ankles, were crushed. Mr. Powell is time keeper for the Virginia Bridge company, which is reconstructing the steel spans in the Southern bridge across the Catawba. He was sitting on a car, his legs dangling over the side. The car was taking a aiding to allow a freight iu pass. A timber of a loaded flat car was protruding :ind this rancrht his lt?ors t^inmn ing them against the car. The derrick had to be used so tightly did the timber jam. He was taken to a Rock Hill hospital for treatment and it was believed both legs could be saved. A Complete GROCERY STORE and Meat Market EVERY DAY sees NEW, FRESH ! Edibles arrive at this store. Why? I Because we haven't any other idea of 1 having this store anything else than , the VERY BEST POSSIBLE. We do not waut to get in the habit of saying, "We'll have it next week," We ; try to have it in season when You dej cide you want it. That's why we are | continually getting in l'resh goods. No matter what you may want- IF IT IS GOOD WE HAVE IT. LOTS of folks buy their Coffee here L^AAi.on - - 1 L | un aunr, aw inc^ a?v, >vc tut" i BF?ST Coffees in town. Tnen there arcothers who declare our lines of Bottle Coods ?Pickles. Olives. Ketchup. Salad Dressings, etc., is unsurpassed, and : still others hank on our Canned Vegetahles. Fruits, Meats, Fish, etc. Buy Here and you'll get the Best. A full line of candies, fruits, raisins, i nuts, etc., for Old Santa. i Ferguson & Phillips. 'Phone No. 29. Just Watch the Crowds ! And follow them. They're going to Moore & Erwin's Restaurant. Join the crowd, come, eat and enjoy yourself. We will appreciate a visit from you. Don't stand around town hungry, come in and let us feed you before you leave. We are going to do a clean, honest business. Come in every Saturday and get Oysters. We haven't any place of amusement, but something good to eat every day in the week. Come and eat with us and go to the Majestic Theatre, right next door to us. Yes, we are glad to be in town with the good people. Moore & Erwin, The Farmer Boys. TAX NOTICE 1916. Office of the County Treasurer of York County. York, S. C., Sept. 19. 1916. Notice is hereby given that the Tax ! Hooks for York county will be opened on Monday, the Kith day of October, ! 1916, and remain open until the 81st day of December, 1916, for the colleet tion of State, County, school and local taxes for the fiscal year 1916, without penalty; after which day one per cent. 1 penalty will be added to all payments in the tn fith of January. 1917. and two per cent, penalty for all payments in the month of February. 1917. and seven per cent, penalty will be added to all payments made from the 1st of March. | 1917, to the 16th of March, 1917, and 1 after this date all unpaid taxes will go into executions and all unpaid Single , Foils will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For th? convenience of taxpayers, 1 i will nttcrkl the following places on the days named: At York from Monday, November 'JOth, until Saturday, the 80th day of December, 1916, after which day the I penalties will sttach, as statod above. Note?The Tax Hooks are made up ! by Townships, and parties writing I about taxes will always expedite mat; ters if they will mention the township 1 or townships in which their property or properties are located. HARRY E. NE1J-, County Treasurer. Now is the Time to do your repairing. You will need LUMBER for your fences, road bridges, repairs on your house, barn and outbuildings. We are in position to offer special inducements to early comers, giving you the best ! possible material, at prices that defy competition. Fort Mill Lumber Company. [ILL TIMES, FORT MILL, SOU' Majestic ' ER S< lRT SUPERB FEATURE, "M LJLLER, Paul Panzer, C in Promptly at 5:00, "THE IRON CLAW" At The Majestic Saturday. The Votes Art Numbers of nomii received in the Vot Five Pounds of Hi To he GIVEN A Till Saturday nigh votes with each 25< POWDER sold foi trading here and Jones Dru| "On the I The FIRST NA1 ^ M, A Mk U ? J I Resources Over ; OFFIC \l W. B. ARDREY, OSMOND President J. L. SPR ; V-Pr< t DIRECI W. B. ARDREY, J. J. I II L. A. HABRIS, J. M. ! k S. W. PARKS, J L. S ^ H. N. PATTERSON, I FIRST NATIC r Under Supervision o I *' Ipp |- 3 tl 1 His building is a thrifty Scots. Th pass the millions contented people them at a time w are needed. d.Our banh. is a : thrifty people of i is the burglar p judicious depositc traded the valuat We want those w bered among our positors to enlist i banner and let t with us. ([Money in the b feeling of prospe pleasure a ? C. Start a banK accot ' a : Savings Banl rH CAROLINA raw ? ?? mmatmmmmm mmm Theatre TO-DAY Decei >UTHE [ADE IN THE SUNNY SOU! "has. Ogle, Harry Blakt 6:15, 7:30, 8:45 p. r Notice to Tresspasser*. All persons, without exception, are ; ' hereby warned against hnnting or otherwise tresspassing on my lnnd. Dis- I regard of this notice makes one liable i to prosecution to the full extent of the law. J. H. COLTHARP. 25-Acre Farm. We have for sale a tract of 25 ; acres aixiut'( miles north of Fort Mill, half in cultivation, and half in fink oak, pine and poplar timber. The soil is very productive. The tract adjoins the lands of R. D. McKee and Robert Torrence. Good terms of settlement are offered. For full details apply to Bailes & Link, e Coming In. j lations have been ing Contest for the lyler's Best Candy, WAY Xmas Day. t we will give 10 : can of TALCUM r Cash. Do your win the candy. \ Company, g Square." I j b ] riONAL BANK,! $150,000.00 : :ers i barber, t. b. spratt .att, Cashier. * isidents. fors i jailes, os. barber, ; harris. j. b. mills, % ipratt, t. b. spratt | jackson hamilton. )NAL BANK, \ f U. S. Government. ^ | Th e Bank ofScot Ian ci. T monument to the trough. its portals ? oi savings of a i, to be returned to hen these savings monument to the his community. It roof vault of our >rs who have con- i i 3le habit of saving. i rho are not numsmall army of de- ? inder the savings heir money grow anK produces a srity. Enjoy that unt with us today. c of Fort Mill. ? * mber 14, J RN SHI! THLAND FOR SOUTHERN PEOPL emore and other Celebratei n. - Admission 5c and mmmammmm mmmmmtmmm i Xmas Gi ^ ... ^ ? .A. i Of course, we have 1 Dolls and other things th; children most, but we a f substantial presents this y For Women and Chi de Chene Waists, I ies, C kerchiefs, Crochet Hous< monos, Bedroom Slippe | Kid Gloves, Cut Glass, I numerous other things. r For men and Boys?Sr t 1 ies, Silk Handkerchi Brushes, Bedroom Slipp We guarantee that yoi \ present here for any mei ^ family or your friend. f / V I KIMBRE f 32 YEARS ? SANTA CL/> o ^ Commenced making our store his h< has just arrived 011 his 33rd visit. presents for all your family and ; early and see his new goods. We 1 Calendar for the first ;?00 ladies \vl in December. L. J. MASSE j Your Christma i For Grocei Send it to us. We'll * . 1 .1 - l i it, wnetner it be large I Our Grocery stock is r the very best grade of there's no long, trouble | ing; we deliver stuff pr All kinds of Fruits Nuts,Etc for the Elolid; < > _______ t Parks Grocei | Phone 116 3 Good Ones. Ph Here are three big sellers in the Rcxall line that, if you once try, you will use again, if you follow the experience We < of many others. we c. Rexail Orderlies, be ai Rexall Kidney Pills, 4,11,1' Rexail Cherry Bark Cough |v Syrup. Ardrey's Drug Store. Gulp 4 , S1? 99 KB W E." d Film Stars 4 10c. ifts. I 4 I < j| ots of Toys, * at please the I 1 o r\ l> ^ t r ct /-? , 10 V 7 1 K? V C lll\^ * ear. ; ildren?Crepe I dollars, Hand- \ e Jacket, Ki- j rs. Sweaters, ; China, and i lits, Sweaters, efs. Military rs. Gloves. i can find a ' nber of your f j LL'S ! AGO * lUS I iadquarters, and ^ with Christmas friends. Come lave a beautiful ? 10 visit our store :y t s Order I ries. ! appreciate or small. nade up of | goods, and some wait omptly. ; i, Candies, ^ ay trade. "y Co., I one 15. oceries * carry nothing that innot guarantee to Dsolutely first-class, .ve keep the prices i. int deliveries. >'s Grocery.